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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
Love of Country.

My Dear Nephew:-I am glad to know
that you are interested In history, and
especially glad that you are systemat-
ically studying or reading the history of
your own country. There is no doubt
that you will derive much interest and
profit, for the history OF this country,
from the time of Columbus to Cleveland
II have no reference now to Ohio), is a
wonderfully charming narrative. / see
you have passed the colonial period and
are now engaged in reading about some
of those great intellectual giants who
iourished some fifty years ago. And it
is quite natural that you should indulge
III some comparisons; and in studying
the lives and characters of such men as
Clay, Webster Jefferson jackson, Cal
houn, and others, should look about you
to see who are the men that, in force of
intellect and strength of character, are
filling their places too day,
Well, I am sorry to say I can't just now
call their names. We have plenty of big,
smart politicians who know how to
organize party, pack convention, Or
get a bill through Congress, when there
is Doodle enough behind it to make it
worth bothering about; but of the old
fashioned simOn-pure statesmen-those
grand old fellows who always took their
bitters straight" and didn't monkey
with mixed drinks, and who could make
speeches good enough to use in the school
readers-alas! there are noRe such now.
Nice reading for the young would the
average politicians speech be nowadaysl
In those days patriotism that fired the
heart, that made the blood run quicker in
your veins, was not called "spread-eagle"
and rot, but was worth one hundred cents
on the dollar, and never went begging.
In those days man who couldn't whistle
"Yankee-dodle" was not permitted 20 live
IN decent community. Now man who
knows it wouldn't think of whistling it
where any one could hear him, for fear
some enc would poke fun at him. I ad-
nit It is not much of tune, but yet for
the sake of the sacred associations that
cluster about it, it should never be per-
mitted to fall into oblivion.
often think if this country is so at
tractive to SO many thousands of foreign
ers that it must be a pretty dodburned
good country after all. And I think we
Americans, / mean VIC who were born
mere, ought to take a little more pride
and interest In it; take time to study its
history and its splendid institutions, and
try to better discharge our duties as free
citizens of the greatest and best country
on the face of the earth. I hold that
every child in this country should know
something about this country, should
know something about the lives of Wash
ington and Lincoln by the time it is six
years old, and as it grows older should be
thoroughly instructed in the history of
the United States. Old as ] am [ every
once in while get down my history and
read again the story of the Revolution,
the war of 1912, the Mexican war, or even
about still later events.
But I must close. Your Aunt Martha
says she hears a cat among the milk pans
N the pantry and wants to take the lam .
to see about it, Yours in haste,
UNCLE SAM.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
The First Smoke.
Philadelphia Bulletin.

Anxious Mother-How pale you are,
my darling. Surely you are not well.
What have you been eating?
Young Hopsful-Nething mother. 1
am ell right.
Practical Papa-Eating! Nonsense!
Ask him what he has been smoking. You
can't fool me on the look of boy after
he has been smoking.
Anxious Mother-Have you been smok-
ing, dear?
Young Hopeful-No, mum.
Practical father thrusts his hands into
jacket pocket of young hopeful and
brings forth bundle of cigarettes from
which several had been extracted. Young
hopeful hangs his head, but looks up
when asked where the money came from
TO purchase the cigarettes, and answers
the question thus: II rented out my
bicycle for half an hour for 10 centsn
Tableau-'Threatenin look from papa
aud young hopeful ordered to bed sup
PEERLESS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
A NihiliSt Disguise.

The Odessa CORES pO1dent of the Daily
News writes: A case transpired here the
other day which reveals in a curious man
ner the successful ruses adopted by the
Nihilists for the spread of their revolu-
tionary literature. An apparently half
demented and harmless person, young
man of some twenty-five years of age,
and very poorly clad, has for some time
passed picked up precariOus livelihood
as perpatetlc vendor of almanac5, cal
endars, childrens story books etc. All
of these articles were of the cheap popu-
lar quality. His basket and wallet con-
tanned also the snowy prints of religious
subjects much affected by the poorer
classes. A few days ago he was detected
in the sale of Unlisted literature. He
was arrested and his stock confscated.
His character of poor imbecile, sup
ported by the evidence of the police,
and bis story of acquiring the forbidden
literature at trifing cost from an IN
known stranger, and his general incoher-
ence and inability to read or write were
so evident to the bench that he was at
once discharged. A couple of days later
it was found that the imbecile colpor-
teure's passport was false, and the police
discovering that he was known to certain
citizens as appearing on many occasions
in private circles as a we'll dressed, we'll
educated and highly-informedy young mar
who spoke learnedly on matters of inter
nal policy, warrent was Immediately
issued for his rearrest. It is needless
to say that he has not been found, nor is
he likely to be. The characters and dis
gujses assumed by many of these young
propagandists defy the utmost vigilance
of the regular and secret police and sue
cessfully deceive, as in this case, both
magistrates and the so called lynx-eYed
Russian judges Of instruction.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
An Absent Minded Deputy.

An amusing incident, illustrative of abb
sent mindedness is narrated of the last
session of the German reichstag. Herr
Wichman was calling the roll of mem
bers, when, upon reading out his own
name, he naturally received no response.
He called the name second time, in a
louder tone, aud finally roared it out like
a healthy ,lunged bull. But at this juno
ture the laughter of his colleagues show
ed there must be something wrong, and
soon realizing the ludicrous situation, he
joined in the hilarity and marked him
self present
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

ssYour children all turned out we'll, /
reckon?" said man addressing a. old
friend he had not seen for many yeats.
'sWall, yes, all but Bill, poor fellow"
s.Drupk lickor, reckon?'
"Oh, no, never drunk no ticker, but
haip't ammounted to nothin'. Bill wus
deceived an it ruint him."
Glove AFFAIR.""
eyes, an a mighty bad one.''
sSae married some other Teller, eh?'
Oh, no, she married him. She was a
wilder, an let on that she was we'll off,
but she want. Wy she want able to get
Bill a descent suit O. clothes the week
airter they wus married. Yes the pore
Teller has lost confidence"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
WOMAN,S WORK.

'Nen work from morn till set OF SUM-
They do.
. But woma. S work Is never done
For when one task she's finished, something.
found
Awaiting beginning, all year round
Whether it be
To draw the tea
Or bake the bread,
Or make the bed,
Or ply the broom,
Or dust the roSn,
Or floor TO scrub,
Or knives to rub,
Or table to set
Or meals to get,
Or shelves Co scan,
Or fruit to can.
Or seeds to SOW,
Or plants to grow,
Or linens to bleach.
Or lessons to teach,
Or butter to churn,
Or jackets to turn,
Or polish glass,
Or plate of brass,
Or clothes TO mend,
Or children to tend,
Or notes indite,
Or stories write
THESE oars propel your bark DER household
seas,
Ia sunny heavens, where you rest at ease
And, one word more, don't you forget it
please.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
SQUIBS.

"You look particularly happy noSa-
days, Jack"
Il have reason to be. My wife is act
ng most charmingly toward me-
Chow is that?o
swell, she's candidate, you know, and
l haven't promised her my vote YETI
Distinguished Foreigner--In studying
your public school system find that, ac-
cording to the reports, American girls
are smarter than American boys.
Omaha maxwell, they ought to be.
'Why so?'
off girls don't marry they must be
smart enough to earn living you
know"
"BCt SO must the boys
mo; If they have no brains they can
make plenty Of money by running our
political conventions, jobbing out city
contracts and holding the Offices"
Put your shoulder to the wheel ard
make business boom. It will be time
enough to boom politics next year.
Our best friends are those who keep
perfectly quiet when some one is enumer-
ating our virtues.
A preacher was complaining of the
listlessness and inattention of his con
gregation, when an old deacon spoke up
and said: Hungry sheep will look up
to the rack if hay is in it,
"Where was II" said a little urchin to
his mother, as he stood gazing on the
PROSTATE form of his drunken father
Where was 1 when you married pa? Why
didn't you take me along? l could hav
picked better man than he isl
INSURE bosses, sah?" inquired Une
Zeke OF an agent. "Oh, yes, we issuc
policies on them" swell, sab, Use gwine
to take out policy on my ole saw-hoss.
Sam Johasing am gwine tc steal him,
Pm tole, an" "We don't insure saw
horses" "Well, if yer gwine ter tro
buzness away like dat, all right. I
'spected dar wuz some ketch to dis buz-
ness wen | heerd of it."
The flower Of the family you often find
Eecomes college bread.
When man feels blue is when he val
ues most the soothing sympathy of his
friends. And generally they laugh at
him.
The wife who carries on her husband's
pawn shop after his decease is truly a
''loan widder."
By wise provision of Providence,
close beside the little tree on which nut
megs grow, often stands a greater.
"What makes woman laugh?" asks
an exchange. We don't know unless it
that her next door neighbor has said
something mean about the people across
the street.
A hotel register emits no heat, but it
will make bachelor very warm when he
sees that some practical joker has added
"and wife" to his name.
What Supreme impotence it is for
Herr Most to ask for naturalization pa
pers here! What he needs is civilization
papers.
They have arrested man in Rowan,
KY, for carrying a concealed pistol. His
mistake was in concealing it.
"Pa." said little Harold to his paternal
parent after that individual had been
reading an article on Superstition to bis
family-"Pa, does death always follow
the howl of a dog?" mo, darling" re
piled Backstruttle; 'ssomatimes it is the
bootjack."
Good bye, Uncle Obediah,
Aunt Marian, and Hezekiah,
How the month has slipped away!
And we think it is pity
That you don't get to the city;
If you should, come spend a day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
Joke on a JUDGE.

| Ex-Judge William p. jerks, of Brook
vile, has been in the city all week attend
| ing the supreme court, says The Pitts
burg Dispatch. A good story is told of
him while he was on the bench in Jeffer-
son county. One day, few years ago,
he was trying case in which his bro
Their, Solicitor Gen. George A. jerks was
counsel. The story goes that Georges
client would have gotten the worst of it
if the case had been decided by the
jury according to law. But George was
determined to win if it was in the wood
and he made one of his eloquent speeches
TO the jury, which was composed of wood
choppers from the back districts of the
county. After he had concluded the
judge said:
'sWell, George, you have explained your
side of the case to the jury; will now
give the law"
The Judge after explaining the law
points to the twelve "good men and true"
instructed them to return verdict
against his brothers client The jury
retired, and in brief time returned with
verdict for Georges client. The Judge
was dumfounded, but accepted the find
ing. After the jurors had been discharg-
ed one of them was asked why they had
returned verdict contrary to the
judges instructions.
'sWell," he replied, s'you see George is
better lawyer than Bill, and he told US
we must bring in a verdict for his client.
We did 500
That is one of the reason why the
present solicter-general of the United
States was so successful as a lawyer in
his native county. The people believed
everything he said.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
Milwaukee Market.

a.lLwAUaEE, Oct. 24.-SVhest Firm; 701a for
seller cash. Il for seller November; 1875 for sell
Ter May. Corn-Dull; No. 3, 3911 Oats-Seeady
No. white, g. Rye Firm; No. 1, 5o1s
Barley-Higher; No. 2, 651a. Provisions quiet.
Pork-13 5O014 90 for seller October
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Oct 24.-Flour-Steady; Unchanged
Wheat-Advanced about sac, and closed 11@3ac
above yesterday; 71h for seller cash; 1885 fol-
seller December; 81 9-16 for seller May. Corn
Steady; less doing; opened at about yesterdays
Close fuctuated within 14@sdc range, and closed
1s074c higher; 407s foIse'ler cash; Al for seller
December; 45 for seller May. Oats-Dull and
weaker, futures firm; Auctuated within 1s0A
range, and market closed 1sG14c above ester
day; 25sS for seller cash; a51s for seller Deem
Der; 29ss for seller May. Rye-Firm at eos
Barley-Firm at 20. Prime timothy 21S1219.
Flax seed-10slz. Whisky-1.10 Pork-Moder-
ately active; steady; IL. 271a for seller January
Lard-Exhibited some strength, advancing SD
71kc and closing firm; 6271a for seller cash; els
for seller December; 6. 80 for seller May. Shout
ders 5.4o05 so; short clear, 1851. 40; short
ribs, 7.s5. Butter-Quiet; dull; creamery, 800
25: dairy. 1921 Cheese-Dlil; quiet; full
Americas, 111a012. Eggs-141a015. Hides and
acknowledgment
F2our-Receipts, 10, 00G shipments. 13, Oh.
Wheat-Recsipts, 81, 600: shipments 1872 00G
Corn-Recelpts, 49,. 000: shipments, 225 600
OaGs-Receipts. 147. eco; shipments. 1913 .0Jo
Rye-6eceipts 1000; shipments. 1000.
earley-Receipts, IS 600; SHIPMENTS. 10000
CHICAGO. Oct "a = The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Cattle-Receipts, 5000; steady; fancy,
5.25; shipping steers, 2.6504. IS; stockers and
feeders, 1903 90; cows, bulls and mixed, 1.25
@a.7o; Texas cattle. 1.5OQ3e5; western rangers
2 .4003.75. Hogs-Receipts 10000; strong and
SC higher; mixed: 4.s0a 45; heavy, 4.2594 IS;
light, 4.20G450; skips, 3.00G4.20. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, $500; slow; natives. 2.3504,OO, western,
8 .0oG3 So Texans. 2.5o035o; lambs, COG so.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

Minister-HoW thankful we should be
for the autumnal season, with its kaleid-
oscopic feast of beauty. You know what
autumnal means don't your"
Class-Fall.
sYes. Now what do you most love In
the charming days of autumn?
Little Boy-Sausage and buckwheat
cakes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
CIR APE JELLY.

Many rules are given by which the
number of bushels of corn in a crib may
be ascertained, but these are more or less
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
Yellow Fever Continues to Spread.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Oct. 20.-A special
from Tampa, Fla, reports fourteen cases
of fever and three deaths.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

Yellow Fever Breaks Out at a new Point. Sc v
eral Deaths and New Cases.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA telegram from
the deputy collector of Tampa, Fla, this
afternoon says: "Four deaths have oc
CURED since the last report, and five new
cases. There are several cases of fever
in Yabor City.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
HOW TO CANDY NUTS.

Almonds, English walnuts, and even
grapes and oranges divided into sections,
can all be candied by this recipe: Take
three teacupfuls sugar, one teacupful
water; boil until it hardens when dropped
into water. Then flavor to taste with
lemon. While hot immense the pieces to
be candied, turning them i'll it until they
are coated sufficiently. Nuts can be fas-
tended on a wire or knitting needle, and
grapes also, and thus dipped into syrup.
As soon as the candy chills heat it up
again.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
A Store and Postofhce Robbed.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. IA West
Bend special to the Republican says
thieves broke into the store and postoffice
of Mcfarland & Son, Sunday night, and
stole FIVE hundred dollars in stamps
drafts, money and clothing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
SPICED GRAPES.

Seven pounds of grapes, three pounds
Of sugar, brown or white, one pint of
good vinegar, two teaspoonfuls of
ground cinnamon, one of ground all
spice, one-half teaspoonful of ground
cloves. Stem the grapes, weigh them,
pulp them, at the same time taking out
the seeds. Put the juice of grapes, su-
gar and vinegar into preserving kettle.
Let boil and skim, add spices, then
grapes, skins and pulp. Let all get
boiling hot, then remove from the stove
and can.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
DAT MEAL GEMS.

Take a cup of oat meal and soak it over
night in one cup of water; in the morn
ing add one cup of sour milk, one tea
spoon of saleratus, one cup of -four, a
little salt; they are baked i'll irons as
other gems and mullins; if on first trial
you find them moist and sticky, add a
little more flour, as some -four thickens
more than others. Or use sweet milk and
baking powder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

Wash and boil in cold salted water
from three-quarters of an hour
to an hour. Skin and cut into
round thick slices. Have ready in a
saucepan tablespoonful Of butter and
one teaspoonful of -four, previously
rubbed together, and two tablespoonful
of milk. When it boils up, put in the
parsnips and shake over the fire until
smoking hot. Serve hot in covered
dish.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Oct. 1S.-Fire to light
destroyed the millinery house Of Barney,
Lamply & Co., the dry goods house of
George G. Young & Bros, and the hard
ware store of Emerson Il Co. The losses
will aggregate over $500, 900, with an in
sur6nce of about half.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

One quart of good apple vinegar, two
cups of sugar, one teaspoonful each of
cloves, allspice and pepper. Slice some
nice onions and put them in gallon jar
with just little salt sprinkled over each
layer of onions. Scald your vinegar with
the spices and turn over the onions while
hot. let it stand twentyfour hours,
drain off, scald and turn them over again.
They will be ready for the table in three
or four days, and are nice with all kinds
Of meat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27

Put the steak in a saucepan with a
sliced onion, little whole allspice, two
leaves, pepper, salt, teaspoonful of
Drowned bread crumbs or grated crusts
and sufficient vinegar diluted with water
to cover it; stew gently for two or three
hours, according to the weight of the
meat. This dish is excellent cold.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
HOMINY CROQUETTES.

To one quart of boiling water add q
teaspoonful Of salt; stir in gradually a
heaping halfpint of the finest hominy
boil three-quarters of an hour, and put
it on the back of the range, where it will
remain hot an hour longer; then put in a
large bowl and add the beaten yolks of
two eggs; mix it thoroughly, when cold
shape into cones; dip the cones in beat
en- egg, roll in crumbs, and fry in boil
ing fat
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-27
BROWN rHICKENING FoR soup.

This is easily prepared, is always ready,
and will keep a long time, besides which it
gives far richer flavor than any other
way of using flour thickening. Put into
small saucepan half pound of butter;
when hot stir into it half pound Of
very dry flour; stir this over the Are till
a very pale brown, taking great care it
does not burn. One large teaspoonful
thickens quart of soup.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-26
THE PRESS.
wEDNrsplr MORNING. OCT. 20.
TIE PRESS.

Ma,,>ta ohtained at the Periodical Depots of N.
a. FSsssnden Horse Railroad Station; MARQUIS
7e Fxchange St.; Armstrong, E.& Nj. @. r.. r. De-
not: Hodgson, 961a Portland St.; John Cox 500
Congress st.; Costello, Exchange St.. Lawson,
AZ Middle St. Jewett, 5o4 Congress St.. +; Peter
son 2 Exchange ST.; Goold corner Congress and
Chestnut Sts.; Chisholm, 100 Congress St. Hop
kns, Commercial, corner Park; Morrill,, 243 Con-
gress ST. Ross, 1913 Congress ST.; Beardsworth,
81 India 70 Harley, corner York and Tate Sts
agents on all trains running out Of the city.
Auburn, Haskell s. Reynolds.
Augusta, j. +. Pierce.
Bath, j. o. Shaw
Biddeford, K. Nj. Burnhani.
A. L. Jefferson.
Boston, Mass, American House.
brunswick, b. J.. Dennlson.
cumberland Mills, X. S. Raymond.
Damariscotta, K. w. Dunbar.
Freeport, w. A. Mitchell.
Fryeburg, J. @. Gerry.
Fairfield, K. III. Evans
Harrington, White g. Warwick.
Gardiner, Palmer & Co.
Gorham, Jas. II. Irish Il Co.
Lewiston, Chandler & Estes.
Long Island, I. M. Glendenning.
Mechanic Falls, A. w. Bridge, E. A. Thomas.
Norway, s. L. Crockett, A. D. Noyes.
Old Orchard Geo. Z. Fogg.
Orrs Island, S. G. Prince & Son.
Richmond, G. A. Beale.
Rockland, o. $. Andrews, r. III. Burnham g. VIM.
II. Hyde.
saccarappa G. II. Kilby.
Saco, a. B. Kendrick s Co., VIM Stackpole.
So. Paris, A. NJ Gerry.
Springvale, @. II. Pierce.
Skowhegan-Bfxby & Buck.
Thsmaston, S. DeanO.
Yinalhaven, A b. Vinal
WaldoDoro, q. Bliss.
Watervile c. ii. Hayes.
Yarmouth. w. +. Bennett
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-10-26
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